JOINT CSIR-UGC NET EXAMINATION JUNE-2021
National Testing Agency (NTA) will be conducting the Joint CSIR-UGC NET Examination June-2021 to
determine the eligibility of Indian nationals for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and for Lectureship (LS)
/Assistant Professor in Indian Universities and Colleges in CBT mode, as per details given below.
Duration of Online registration for Joint CSIR UGC NET Examination June-2021 : 03 December 2021 to 02 January, 2022 (upto
11:50 pm)
Last Date of successful fee transaction 03 January, 2022 (upto 11:50 pm)
Dates of Examination 29 January, 05 February and 06 February 2022
Timing of Examination
Shift I - 09:00 am to 12:00 noon
Shift II- 03:00 pm to 06:00 pm (IST)
Mode of exam CBT (Computer Based Test)
Pattern of exam Objective Type comprising Multiple Choice
Questions
Total Test Papers
1. Chemical Sciences
2. Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary
Sciences
3. Life Sciences
4. Mathematical Sciences
5. Physical Sciences
Medium of Paper Bilingual (Hindi and English version)
Candidates who desire to appear in Joint CSIR-UGC NET Examination June-2021 may apply online on the
website https://csirnet.nta.nic.in, www.nta.ac.in and details of Course Code, Eligibility Criteria, Pattern of
Question Paper etc. are available on the Information Bulletin.
Candidates may apply online only at https://csirnet.nta.nic.in during the period specified above. Before applying
for Joint CSIR-UGC NET Examination June-2021, candidates are advised to check the eligibility criteria as
mentioned in the Information Bulletin. The exam fee is also required to be paid online through payment
gateway using debit/credit cards, internet banking, UPI or Paytm (for details please refer to the Information
Bulletin).
For any queries or /clarifications, candidates can call NTA Help Desk at 011 40759000 or write to NTA at
csirnet@nta.ac.in.
Dr. Sadhana Parashar
Sr. Director (Exams)
Website: www.nta.ac.in Helpline Number: 011-40759000
CHAPTER – 1: INTRODUCTION ABOUT NTA AND JOINT CSIR- UGC NET
1.1. About National Testing Agency (NTA)
The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), which is now known as Ministry
of Education (MoE), Government of India (GOI) has established the National Testing
Agency (NTA) as an independent, autonomous, and self-sustained premier testing
organization under the Societies Registration Act (1860) for conducting efficient,
transparent and international standards tests in order to assess the competency of
candidates for admissions to premier higher education institutions.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has been entrusted by the CSIR, with the task of
conducting of Joint CSIR-UGC NET June 2021.
1.2. About Joint CSIR-UGC Fellowship
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has entrusted the responsibility
of conducting Joint CSIR-UGC NET in CBT mode to NTA. Joint CSIR UGC NET is a test
being conducted to determine the eligibility of Indian nationals for Junior Research
Fellowship (JRF) and for Lectureship (LS) /Assistant Professor in Indian universities and
colleges subject to fulfilling the eligibility criteria laid down by UGC. Online applications for
JRF/NET are invited twice a year on all India basis through Press Notification of Joint
CSIR-UGC NET for JRF and LS/AP. In 2020, the test was conducted only once due to
Covid-19 pandemic.
CSIR and UGC provide Research Fellowships for training in methods of research under
expert guidance of faculty members/scientists working in University Department/ National
Laboratories and Institutions in various fields of Science. Joint CSIR-UGC NETFellowships are tenable in Universities/IITs/Post Graduate Colleges/Govt. Research
Establishments including those of the CSIR, Research & Development establishments of
recognized public or private sector industrial firms and other recognized institutions. Only
bonafide Indian Citizens are eligible for the test. Joint CSIR-UGC NET Fellowship is
tenable in India. The programme is aimed at National Science & Technology Human
Resource Development.
A large number of JRFs are awarded each year by CSIR to candidates holding BS-4
years program/ BE/ B.Tech./ B. Pharma/ MBBS/ Integrated BS-MS/M.Sc. or Equivalent
degree/ B.Sc. (Hons) or equivalent degree holders or students enrolled in integrated MSPh.D. program with at least 55% marks for General/General-EWS & OBC (50% for
SC/ST/Third gender candidates and Persons with Disability) after qualifying the Test
conducted by CSIR twice a year in June and December.
This Test also determines the eligibility of candidates for Lectureship/Assistant Professor
in Indian University/Colleges. Those who qualify for JRF are eligible for
Lectureship/Assistant Professor also, subject to fulfilling the eligibility criteria laid down by UGC. Some aspirants are declared successful in eligibility for Lectureship/Assistant
Professor only based on their performance in the test.
The award of Joint CSIR-UGC NET Fellowship is for a fixed tenure and does not imply
any assurance or guarantee for subsequent employment by CSIR-UGC NET to the
beneficiary.
1.3. About Junior Research Fellowship Stipend
The stipend of a JRF selected through CSIR- National Eligibility Test (NET) will be
Rs.31,000/- p.m for the first two years. In addition, annual contingent grant of Rs.20,000/-
per Fellow will be provided to the University / Institution. The Fellowship will be governed
by terms and conditions of CSIR, UGC or Research Scheme, as applicable.
On Completion of two years as JRF and if the Fellow is registered for Ph.D, the
Fellowship will be upgraded to SRF (NET) and the stipend will be increased to
Rs.35,000/- p.m for the 3rd and subsequent years, on the basis of assessment of
Fellows’ research progress/ achievements through interview by an Expert Committee
consisting of the Guide, Head of the Department and External Member from outside the
University/ Institution who is an expert in the relevant field, not below the rank of
Professor/ Associate Professor. As far as possible, the External Member should be the
chairman of three members Committee. Where the guide happens to be the Head of the
Department, the Dean, Faculty of Science or any senior member of the Department may
be associated as the third member of the Committee. In the event of the Committee not
recommending up-gradation or the fellow has not registered for Ph.D, the candidate will
continue as JRF with a stipend of Rs.31,000/- p.m. for the 3rd year or his/her fellowship
may be terminated depending upon the recommendation of the Committee and the
decision of CSIR in this regard shall be final. The progress of research work of JRF will
be assessed by duly constituted three member assessment committee again at the end
of 3rd year for such up-gradation.
The number of fellowship for each subject is limited.
1.4. Joint CSIR-UGC NET Examination June 2021
Joint CSIR-UGC NET Examination would be conducted by NTA on 29 January, 05
February and 06 February 2022 for determining the eligibility of Indian Nationals for the
award of Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) and for determining eligibility for Lectureship
(LS)/Assistant Professor in certain subject areas falling under the faculty of Science &
Technology. Joint CSIR-UGC NET June 2021 shall be conducted by NTA on 29 January,
05 February and 06 February 2022 in the enlisted subjects (Annexure- II) based on
syllabus (available at www.csirhrdg.res.in), at selected Cities of Examination centres
spread across the country given at Annexure- III.
Option to be exercised by candidate:
A candidate may apply either for ‘Junior Research Fellowship (JRF)’ OR ‘Lectureship
(LS)/Assistant Professor’. He/she may indicate his/her preference in the Online
Application, as the case may be. If a candidate applies for JRF and fulfils the laid down
eligibility criteria for Lectureship/Assistant Professor also, such a candidate will be
considered for both JRF & LS/Assistant Professor. Option/preference given by the
candidate in his/her application form is final and request for change will not be
entertained at any later stage. The total number of candidates who will qualify depends
on the number of fellowships available and performance in the test, subject to the
condition that they fulfill the laid down eligibility criteria. If a candidate is found to be overage for JRF (NET), he/she will be automatically considered for Lectureship/Assistant
Professor (NET) only. Candidates with M.Sc. qualification OR under M.Sc. Result
Awaited (RA) category shall be eligible for Lectureship (LS)/Assistant Professor subject to
fulfilling the eligibility criteria as laid down by the UGC.
1.5. The National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste Students (NFSC), National Fellowship for
Other Backward Classes (NFOBC) and the Maulana Azad National Fellowship for
Minority Students (MANF) shall be governed by the guidelines available on the official
websites of the concerned Ministries and/or the UGC.
The selection of candidates for the following Fellowships of the Ministry of Social Justice
and Empowerment and the Ministry of Minorities Affairs is also made through the CSIRUGC-NET:
o National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste Students (NFSC)
o National Fellowship for Other Backward Classes (NFOBC)
o Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students (MANF)
Candidates aspiring for the Fellowships listed above, shall also have to apply for the
Test.
CHAPTER – 2: ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
2.1. For Joint CSIR- UGC NET June 2021 Courses
2.1.1. Essential Educational Qualifications:
M.Sc. or equivalent degree/ Integrated BS-MS/ BS-4 years/ BE/ B. Tech/ B. Pharma/
MBBS with at least 55% (without rounding off) marks for General (UR)/General-EWS
and OBC candidates and 50% (without rounding off) for SC/ST, Third gender and
Persons with Disability (PwD) candidates.
Candidates enrolled for M.Sc or having completed 10+2+3 years of the above qualifying
examination as on the closing date of online submission of Application Form, are also
eligible to apply in the above subject under the Result Awaited (RA) category on the
condition that they complete the qualifying degree with requisite percentage of marks
within the validity period of two years to avail the fellowship.
Such candidates will have to submit the attestation form duly certified by the Head of the
Department/Institute from where the candidate is appearing or has appeared.
B.Sc (Hons) or equivalent degree holders or students enrolled in Integrated MS-PhD
program with at least 55% marks for General (UR)/General-EWS and OBC candidates;
50% marks for SC/ST, Third gender, Persons with Disability (PwD) candidates are also
eligible to apply. Candidates with Bachelor’s degree will be eligible for CSIR fellowship
only after getting registered/enrolled for Ph.D/Integrated Ph.D program within the validity
period of two years. Candidates possessing only Bachelor’s degree are eligible to
apply only for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and not for Lectureship
(LS)/Assistant Professor.
B.E/ B.S/ B.Tech/ B.Pharma/ MBBS final year/result awaited candidates are eligible
to apply for fellowship only. These candidates will not be eligible for
Lectureship/Assistant professor.
B.Sc. (Hons.) final year/Result awaited candidates are not eligible to apply.
Specification of degrees (whether Bachelor’s or Master’s) as notified by UGC in its
Gazette Notification No. F. 5-1/2013 (CPP-II) dated 5th July, 2014 and as amended from
time to time, shall apply.
The eligibility for lectureship/ Assistant Professor of NET qualified candidates will be
subject to fulfilling the criteria laid down by UGC. Ph.D degree holders who have passed
Master’s degree prior to 19th September, 1991 with at least 50% marks are eligible to
apply for Lectureship/ Assistant Professor only.
Candidates belonging to the Third gender category are eligible to draw the same
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relaxation in fee, age and Eligibility Criteria for NET (i.e. JRF and Assistant Professor) as
are available to SC/ST categories. The subject-wise qualifying cut-offs for this
category would be the lowest among those for SC/ ST/ PwD/ OBC–NCL / General-EWS
categories in the corresponding subject.
2.2.1. Upper Age limit:
(a) JRF: Maximum 28 years as on 01/07/2020* {upper age limit may be relaxable up to 5
years in case of SC/ST/Third gender/Persons with Disability (PwD)/female applicants and
03 years in case of OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) applicants}.
* This age limit is applicable for the current examination cycle only.
(b) Lectureship (LS)/ Assistant Professor: No upper age limit.
CHAPTER – 3: Details of Examinations
3.1. Mode of Examinations
The Examinations will be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode.
3.2. Pattern of Question Papers
The Test will consist of three parts. All the parts will consist of objective type, multiple
choice questions. There will be no break between papers. The subject-wise scheme
of examination is as per details below:
Chemical Sciences: The candidate is required to answer a maximum of 15, 35 and 25
questions from Part-A, Part-B and Part-C respectively. If more than required number of
questions are answered, only first 15, 35 and 25 questions in Part A, Part B and Part C
respectively will be taken up for evaluation. Below each question in Part A, Part B and
Part C, four alternatives or responses are given. Only one of these alternatives is the
"correct" option to the question. The candidate has to find, for each question, the correct
or the best answer.
Earth Sciences: The candidate is required to answer a maximum of 15, 35 and 25
questions from Part-A, Part-B and Part-C respectively. If more than required number of
questions are answered, only first 15, 35 and 25 questions in Part A, Part B and Part C
respectively will be taken up for evaluation. Below each question in Part A, Part B and
Part C, four alternatives or responses are given. Only one of these alternatives is the
"correct" option to the question. The candidate has to find, for each question, the correct
or the best answer.
Life Sciences: The candidate is required to answer a maximum of 15, 35 and 25
questions from Part-A, Part-B and Part-C respectively. If more than required number of
questions are answered, only first 15, 35 and 25 questions in Part A, Part B and Part C
respectively will be taken up for evaluation. Below each question in Part A, Part B and
Part C, four alternatives or responses are given. Only one of these alternatives is the
"correct" option to the question. The candidate has to find, for each question, the correct
or the best answer.
Mathematical Sciences: The candidate is required to answer a maximum of 15, 25 and
20 questions from Part-A, Part-B and Part-C respectively. If more than required number
of questions are answered, only first 15, 25 and 20 questions in Part A, Part B and Part C
respectively will be taken up for evaluation. Below each question in Part A, Part B, four
alternatives or responses are given. Only one of these alternatives is the "correct" option
to the question. The candidate has to find, for each question, the correct or the best
answer. In Part C each question may have "ONE" or "MORE" correct options.
Credit in a question shall be given only on identification of "ALL" the correct
options in Part C.
Physical Sciences: The candidate is required to answer a maximum of 15, 20 and 20
questions from Part-A, Part-B and Part-C respectively. If more than required number of
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questions are answered, only first 15, 20 and 20 questions in Part A, Part B and Part C
respectively will be taken up for evaluation. Below each question in Part A, Part B and
Part C, four alternatives or responses are given. Only one of these alternatives is the
"correct" option to the question. The candidate has to find, for each question, the correct
or the best answer.
Part 'A' shall be common to all subjects. This part shall contain questions
pertaining to General Aptitude with emphasis on logical reasoning,
graphical analysis, analytical and numerical ability, quantitative
comparison, series formation, puzzles etc.
Part 'B' shall contain subject-related conventional Multiple-Choice questions
(MCQs), generally covering the topics given in the syllabus.
Part 'C' shall contain higher order questions that may test the candidate's
knowledge of scientific concepts and/or application of the scientific
concepts. The questions shall be of analytical nature where a candidate is
expected to apply scientific knowledge to arrive at the solution to the
given scientific problem.
3.3. Medium of Examination
The test will be in Hindi and English version. Candidates opting for Hindi medium in the
Application Form will be given bilingual paper, but candidates opting for English medium
will be given English version only. Candidates are required to answer in the medium as
per option exercised in the Application Form. In case of any ambiguity between Hindi
and English version due to translation, English version would be treated as final.
3.4. Marking Scheme of Examinations
Please refer to point no.
3.5. Subjects of the Test
The Test will be held in the subjects mentioned below:
Subject Code- Subjects of the Test
701 Chemical Sciences
702 Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences
703 Life Sciences
704 Mathematical Sciences
705 Physical Sciences
3.6. Syllabus of the Test
Syllabus & Scheme of Examination of the MCQ Paper may be seen at CSIR HRDG
website: www.csirhrdg.res.in.
3.7. Important Timing of Examination:
Date of Examination (29 January, 05 February and 06 February 2022)
First Shift Second Shift
Timing of Examination 09:00 am- 12:00 noon 03:00 pm- 6:00 pm
Duration of Examination 03 hours without break
Entry into the Examination
Centre*
7:00 am- 8:00 am 01:00 pm -2:00 pm
Entry in the Examination
Hall/Room
8:15 am- 8:30 am 2:15 pm- 2:30 pm
Checking of Admit Cards by the
invigilator
8:30 am- 8:45 am 2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Sitting on the seat in the
Examination Hall
8:45 am 2:45 pm
Instructions by the invigilators 8:45 am -8:55 am 2:45 pm- 2:55 pm
Test Commences 9:00 am 3:00 pm
Test Concludes 12:00 noon 6:00 pm
*Candidates are advised to report at the Examination Centre, at least 2 hours before the
commencement of the examination. Candidates will not be permitted to enter into the Examination
Centre after 8.00 am in first Shift and 02.00 pm in second shift. Also, the candidates will not be
permitted to leave the examination hall before the end of the exam.
In case any candidate furnishes false information, appears in Computer Based Examination, the candidature
is likely to be cancelled and the result will not be declared in such a case.
Note:
1. Candidate shall appear at their own cost at the allotted Centre on the given Date, Shift and the
Subject as indicated on their Admit Card issued by NTA.
2. Any request to change the Examination Centre, Date, Shift and NET Subject provided on the Admit
Card shall not be considered under any circumstances.
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